Micah Maʻa (born April 16, 1997) is an American

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player. He is part of the US national team. At the professional club level, he plays for

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Personal life

Maa was born in Kāneohe,

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to Pono and Lisa Strand-Maa.

Career

Maa was a standout 3 sport athlete at

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winning a state basketball title in 2012, a state football title in 2013, four state volleyball titles and earning the Hawaii state volleyball player of the year his senior season in 2015 at

. At

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he earned AVCA first-team All-America, first team All-

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and Off the Block's Server of the Year in his freshman season in 2016, all

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volleyball tournament honors when the Bruins finished runner-up in the championship game against the 49ers of

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, and AVCA first-team All-America, first-team All-MPSF, setting the UCLA Bruins single-season record of 67 aces his senior season in 2019. He graduated from UCLA in 2019 with a major in

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is his debut in Champions League with

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Sporting achievements

College

* National championships ** 2018 Silver medal with cup

NCAA national championship, with

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Clubs

* National championships ** 2019/2020 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with

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Youth national team

* 2014

NORCECA U19 Championship

Individual awards

* 2014: NORCECA U19 Championship – Best Setter * 2016: AVCA First-Team All-American * 2018: AVCA First-Team All-American * 2018: NCAA national championship – All–Tournament Team * 2019: AVCA First-Team All-American